We very much appreciate the comprehensive briefing by Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno. We take note that important progress has been made under the leadership of Mr. Haekkerup to finalize the legal framework for substantial autonomy for Kosovo within the mandate of resolution 1244 (1999).
We welc…
My delegation thanks Mr. Annabi for the comprehensive briefing on the situation in East Timor. We are pleased to note the fruitful meeting between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and the East Timor Transitional Adm…
I join my colleagues in extending a warm welcome to the new Permanent Representative of Tunisia.
My delegation wishes to thank Mr. Petritsch, the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the candid briefing that he has given us this morning. W…
I will try to heed your appeal, Sir, and to be brief. I shall not comment on all the points that are relevant in this case.
First, we are pleased to welcome Mr. Hans Haekkerup, the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo and the head of the United Nations Interim Administratio…
I thank you, Mr. President, for calling this important meeting of the General Assembly to discuss the draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security.
My delegation is deeply concerned over the situation in Afghanistan, and at the same time…
My delegation welcomes the Foreign Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Security Council Chamber, and thanks him for the briefing he has given us. My delegation condemns the acts of violence in northern Macedonia by Albanian extremists. We appreciate the fact that the Governm…
I would like first of all to thank Ambassador Richard Ryan, Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) concerning Angola, for his presentation of the report of the Monitoring Mechanism on Angola Sanctions (S/2000/1225) this afternoon. We know how serious…
We appreciate the comprehensive briefing given to us by Mr. Guéhenno.
The situation in Kosovo today obviously has not undergone any significant change since the Council was last briefed a couple of weeks ago. We note with concern that violence has continued, the worst case being the events in Mitro…
First of all, I wish to thank you, Mr. Minister, for presiding over this important meeting. The delegation of Mauritius is very pleased to welcome Mr. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, to the Security Council Chamber this morning. We thank the President for his important briefing.
In the wake of th…
First of all, allow me to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s open debate on the important subject of “Peace-building: towards a comprehensive approach”. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his opening statement today.
This meeting is indeed very timely, as over the next two days the F…
Mr. President, allow me first to congratulate you warmly on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. We thank you for starting your presidency with this important meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and also for placing that country and Africa high on the Council’s work programm…
Mr. President, my delegation is grateful to you for having organized this important open meeting of the Council this morning.
I wish to thank Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury of Bangladesh for the important briefing he has just given us as Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant…
I wish to express my appreciation for your kind words of welcome addressed to me at the beginning of this meeting, Mr. President. I note also that you are conducting the Council’s deliberations in a masterly manner.
My delegation would wish to thank the Secretary- General for the report dated 11 Ja…
We appreciate the initiative to hold this open meeting to review the implementation of Security Council resolutions concerning the Balkans, and Kosovo in particular. We thank the Secretariat and Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for the important briefing given to us this morning.
A number of very s…
It gives me great pleasure to address the Assembly under the leadership of Mr. Harri Holkeri. I offer him our heartiest congratulations on his election to preside over this first session of the new millennium and assure him of the total support and cooperation of my delegation.
We would like also t…
I have the honour and privilege to address the Summit on behalf of the Prime Minister of Mauritius, who is unable to join the Assembly personally today, due to general elections in Mauritius, which are to take place on 11 September.
On behalf of our delegation, I extend to the Co- Chairpersons our …
I join previous speakers in thanking the President for holding this important debate concerning the question of equitable representation on and an increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters. We hope that our discussion here will provide new momentum for progress in the Op…
My delegation wishes to address the General Assembly on the occasion of the introduction of the draft resolution entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie”, of which we are a sponsor. My country is dedicated to its linguistic and cultural …
I am deeply pleased and honoured to participate, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Mauritius, in the plenary meetings of the United Nations General Assembly devoted specifically to the International Year of Older Persons. Let me, at the very outset, take this opportunity to convey to yo…
It is a distinct pleasure to address the Assembly with a distinguished son of Africa and a veteran freedom fighter in the presidency. His election to preside over this last session of the closing millennium is a fitting tribute to his outstanding qualities. I congratulate him warmly and assure him o…
